What does it mean to be a British Muslim?

Question

"Every day I live as a British person I am proud to be British. This is a country I am extremely proud of. I am privileged to belong to it. I think there is no better country for Muslims to live in."

Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6723325.stm

Answer 1

Of course there is no better country for them to live in! The government basically licks their @sses for them. Whatever the Brit Muslims want the Left-wingers fall over each other to give it to them, disregarding the needs and wants of the native British man and woman.

I hear they are planning to build a mega-mosque in London, the largest mosque outside of the Middle East.


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They are calling it (unofficially) the capital of Islam outside of the M.E. Lovely isn't it? I bet the British taxpayer must just shut up and cough up enough pounds to ensure the Muslims have somewhere to pray when they aren't protesting about how bad the Westerners are to them (ironically they live in the UK).

Still I guess those British Muslims who blew up their fellow British people (over 50 people, right?) on those buses and trains weren't very proud, now were they?

Answer 2

We are never allowed to be Proud to be British by the left wing namby pamby red tape installing bureucrats for fear of upsetting those who are Not British!!!

We have a rich and varied history, and have been involved in many influential global happenings.

We stem from a nation that was one of the first to embrace the industrial age.

We have the best military in the world, in that the people in it actually volunteer for duty.

We are perhaps the most multicultral country in the World, with an extremely rich and ethnically diverse capital.

All this and we are not allowed to openly celebrate being British.

For the English it gets worse, we cannot even have a national day like Scotland/Ireland do for there national patron Saints.

For me being British is about embracing our past, our heritage, and our forefathers.

Being tolerant is all part of it too, but tolerance should be a two way thing.

Answer 3

It means you are a Britain who is also a Muslim and you are proud of being both.

Answer 4

In my personal life I constantly seek to improve myself. I aspire to live my life to the best of my cultural and spiritual values and beliefs. I admit that, at times, I strive to maintain what I have got in face of what diversity I encounter in the world at large around me.

Then, I also have considerations about other people’s values, and their beliefs. I think we all do the same in our own circles of life. And that we all have something or the other that others find objectionable, or the things that other people can easily appreciate.

This is a multicultural Britain, its multi-religious and multiethnic society unlike any where in the world. Within the close sets of social environments I find people are tolerant, amicable and understanding. They are general great to each other. They seek to live and enjoy their lives, and help others to do the same. It is a general social fact that we all induce and acquire our sense of belonging to the places we live in from the people we live with.

But things are changing now, as they have already changed a great deal owing to political situations of the world. Foreign influence affect local mindsets far more strongly now than they did ever before. There are underlying tensions among various community groups due to this. People have not yet fully grasped how to deal with, and integrate, this new global factor in their very local social lives. But, I know, people are doing all they could to keep communication channels open, and to maintain mutual integrity. These, I believe are chaotic times, a prelude to a new developmental phase in the world, and sensitivity in every issue looms. Centuries old segregation among various parts of the world is giving way to closer links due to advancements in Information Technology and boom in travel industry. World today is a global village where all live, and learn to live together.

But this is all in the common and collective sense. These are the things that are in every ordinary person’s social experience. The question is - what about me personally? What does it mean to me to be living in a diverse and changing world - a world that has many venues open for progression into the future due to it heterogeneous mix of people form almost all parts of the world?

My religion is Islam, and Islam is a complete code of life. It cannot be only partially implemented either individually or collective in life. I am from the part of the world that has strong culture tradition. Therefore, I have to deal with things that are not quite in line with my cultural and spiritual values and beliefs. Then, there is the neutral zone of intellectual and professional aspects of my life, but that is not enough. I need deeper sense of fulfilment for the good of my own being.

How do I deal with it? What is my general attitude towards specific problem that I might encounter, and that I do encounter? The solution is not entirely in the directions I am perusing for myself, but in the origins of my beliefs and values. It is not entirely in my wishing or telling people what they should do; it is in way I present myself as an example. I often ask my self – where do I come from, both culturally and spiritually? Then if I, for instance, come from a good family, I would not have to tell others about it, my manner would reveal that. I do not have to push people around me to appreciate what I appreciate in my life, or life in general; my appreciations should show up spontaneously. If I truly believe in the origins of my entire social being then I would seek to present my self in ever so better ways. Instead of developing a critical outlook upon life in general, I would seek to give people an instance of a better myself.

The spirit of togetherness is in participation. In order to participate, I nee to know myself better so that I may function better - the more I know about myself the better I know other people around me. Being different, at one stage or the other in life, necessitates the knowledge of the difference. If for instance, I do not know how am I peculiar in an environment, I would not be able to address the issues raise by the way I am. Then, I need to feel good about myself in order to be able to take into account what I am. It is this acceptance that would give me a saver space to explore my similarities to the people around me.

Answer 5

Well it is getting more and more difficult with these new terrorist laws where people are getting checked and assaulted for no reason at all.
Although this said Britain does offer a lot where we can practice our religion compared to other Middle Eastern countries.

Answer 6

Half price backpacks from the local ethnic store

Answer 7

thats fantastic, i always hear about the ones what dont want to be here.

Answer 8

Think you have answered your own question.

Answer 9

It means that you f**k the Honky B*tches. But marry your own kind.

Answer 10

means you get a free house